Incomplete list of U.S. Mining/Industrial/Logistics job loss announcements and shutdowns for November 2016.
Germany based VolksWagen (VW) upped their planned global layoffs to 30-thousand, including jobs in the United States! News media keeps blaming it on VW’s diesel scandal, but it’s really part of VW’s shift to all electric and self-driving car production (as part […] Continue Reading…
1-163rd CAB Sniper Team, Orchard Combat Training Center, August 2013:
IDAHO STRIKE EAGLES DEPLOY TO MIDDLE EAST!
“THIS IS WHERE ARMOR FIGHTS!” IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD RETURNS TO COLD WAR TRAINING!
The United Kingdom, the mortal enemy of the United States, tried to show goodwill by taking USAF personnel on a goodwill flight with their new European made Airbus A400M Atlas. It took place at Scott AFB, Illinois, December 2016.
Transition from QF-4 to QF-16:
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE: USAF ADMITS IT MUST MAKE ITS OWN DRONE PARTS!
UTAH: PHINAL PHANTOM PHLIGHT
Sears Holdings settled a lawsuit brought by ten California counties. The suit accuses Sears of knowingly selling nutritional supplements with inaccurate labels. Sears agreed to pay $235-thousand USD to settle the accusation.
CNBC revealed that 80% of Kmart leases, and 50% of Sears leases, expire within five years. This is significant because most of the Sears […] Continue Reading…
More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise. Incomplete list of U.S. internet/high-tech/communications job destruction announcements in November 2016:
Alabama: Operator of high tech golf driving ranges Topgolf revealed city administrators of Birmingham are giving Topgolf $1.5-million USD in tax incentives! Topgolf uses golf balls with RFID chips.
Arizona: Tempe […] Continue Reading…
14 December 2016 / 20:50 UTC-07 Tango 06 (25 Azar 1395/15 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/17 Geng Zi 4714)
Uber in trouble again, this time they’ve violated California’s self drive car law.
Uber began testing ‘autonomous’ car service in San Francisco without getting the required state permit. Uber believes they can avoid the permit because their self drive cars still have a […] Continue Reading…
13 December 2016 (11:59 UTC-07 Tango 06) 23 Azar 1395/13 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/15 Geng Zi 4714
“During May 30–July 26, 2016, local veterinarians notified public health officials that five dogs and 12 cats were being evaluated for possible plague.”-CDC, 09 December 2016
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now warning Idahoans of plague Yersinia pestis affecting their […] Continue Reading…
13 December 2016 (11:33 UTC-07 Tango 06) 23 Azar 1395/13 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1438/15 Geng Zi 4714
Saint Luke’s Health System (supposedly now the largest employer in The Gem State) has banned the spontaneously combustable Samsung Galaxy 7 ‘smart’ phone at all its locations.
The ban applies to employees as well as patients and comes after a charging lithium […] Continue Reading…